Old Maps of Wilmington, Kansas for Metal Detecting

1. 1889 Map of Burlingame

   

   1889 Burlingame

   1889 Print · USGS

   Osage and Shawnee Counties are seen here during the peak of late-Victorian rail expansion and coal-country growth. Genealogists and local historians can trace early township boundaries and the development of rail hubs like Osage City, Burlingame, and the settlement of Arvonia.

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4. 1894 Map of Burlingame

   

   1894 Burlingame

   1894 Print · USGS

   Osage County was a thriving rail and coal hub in the late nineteenth century, dominated by the intersecting tracks of major regional carriers. Researchers can trace the development of early Kansas towns like Scranton, Carbondale, and the river community of Quenemo.

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7. 1947 Map of Lawrence, 1954 Print

   

   1947 Lawrence

   1954 Print · USGS

   Eastern Kansas and western Missouri thrive in the late 1940s, showing a landscape defined by major river valleys and a dense railway network. Genealogists can trace family settlements from Lawrence to Greenwood and locate landmarks like Olathe Navy and Lake Lotawana.

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10. 1950 Map of Lawrence

    

    1950 Lawrence

    1950 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Kansas and Missouri come alive in this map of the river-valley corridors just as the interstate era was beginning. Researchers can trace the legacy of major rail lines like the Union Pacific RR and locate ancestral roots in towns from Lawrence to Harrisonville.

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13. 1956 Map of Lawrence, 1967 Print

    

    1956 Lawrence

    1967 Print · USGS

    Eastern Kansas and the Missouri border country are captured here during the mid-century transition to the interstate era. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named terrain like Summers Mound and the footprint of Sunflower Ordnance Works near Baldwin City.

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16. 1961 Map of Lawrence

    

    1961 Lawrence

    1961 Print · USGS

    The Kansas-Missouri borderland shows its mid-century transition from a rail-dependent agricultural region to a suburbanizing landscape. Genealogists can trace family footprints through numerous Cem sites and distinctive terrain landmarks like Graves Mound and Summers Mound.

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19. 1971 Map of Miller, 1972 Print

    

    1971 Miller

    1972 Print · USGS

    Osage and Lyon counties are captured here in the early seventies, a landscape where mid-century infrastructure meets older territorial lines. Genealogists can locate family sites near Wilmington, Stotler Ch, and the Old Indian Treaty Boundary.

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22. 1983 Map of Lawrence, 1984 Print

    

    1983 Lawrence

    1984 Print · USGS

    Eastern Kansas in the early eighties shows a landscape of growing reservoirs and historic rail towns. Genealogists and historians can trace routes through Topeka and Ottawa, or locate smaller sites like Highland Cem and the settlement of Vassar.

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25. 2022 Map of Miller, 2022 Print

    

    2022 Miller

    2022 Print · USGS

    The intersection of Wabaunsee, Lyon, and Osage counties is captured here in the early twenty-first century. Researchers can trace the rural layouts of Wilmington and Miller, or locate family sites near Wilmington Cem and Rapp Cem.

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